Articles
Ear, ear: a brief history of headphones
Headphones have been with us since the beginning of the 20th century and were the only way to hear the faint signals coming through the air by radio. [ + ]
DMR supports communication in Kinmen tunnels
The Kinmen tunnels, popular with tourists, needed an upgraded communications system as they found the cables used were being damaged by humidity. [ + ]
Fighting fires using radio communication
The Rural Fire Service is said to be the largest operator of radio communications infrastructure in NSW. [ + ]
Consoles trigger fast fire-crew response
Fire crews can now reach the scene fast, using an alert system built around Zetron communications consoles. [ + ]
Radio telescope takes temperature of universe
Using a CSIRO radio telescope, astronomers were able to take the universe’s temperature and prove that it has cooled over the years. [ + ]
The challenge of the backyard antenna
Before the days of separate antenna tuners, Mike Smyth and his mates created their own successful homemade long antenna in the backyard. [ + ]
APCOA’s 10th Annual Conference and Exhibition heads to Adelaide
APCO Australasia will be holding the 10th Annual Conference and Exhibition - ‘Breaking the status quo: freedom to try new thinking’ - at the Adelaide Convention Centre in South Australia. [ + ]
A new era of safety for miners
Digital radio and its plethora of safety features may be the next best thing for mining and industrial communication. [ + ]
Digital radio system provides location services to Nowra bus fleet
Nowra Coaches Group has updated its radio communications system with a Hytera DMR system. [ + ]
A time to reflect on 2012
Chris Chapman reflects on ARCIA’s and the industry’s achievements of the last year. [ + ]
Using RoIP as part of a disaster recovery plan
Radio over IP included in an organisation’s disaster recovery plan can help meet the increased demands of a disaster by keeping all workers connected and can be adapted to suit the needs of a changing environment. [ + ]
Bigger and better every year
This was the comment that many delegates made after RadioComms Connect was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 4-5 December. [ + ]
Generators save communications during Hurricane Sandy
Backup generators provided much needed power to public safety radio communications equipment during the US hurricane disaster. [ + ]
ARCIA announces latest scholarship program
The association’s updated scholarship program was announced by Ian Miller at the ARCIA annual gala dinner, held in Melbourne in December. [ + ]
Positioning system for open-cut mine
Newmont Boddington Gold mine deployed a Jigsaw Positioning System (Jps) from Leica Geosystems Mining, a partner of Locata Corporation. [ + ]
